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Acupunture
Acupuncture for Back Pain
You might feel an ache, an area of tension or stiffness, or you might experience sharp shooting pains or pain that radiates down your leg.
There are many contributing factors to back pain. But whether you’ve just injured yourself or you’ve been dealing with chronic back pain, acupuncture is a treatment option worth considering.
Acupuncture may help relieve back pain by:
- Reducing signals to pain receptors – acupuncture leads to the release of endorphins and other biochemical changes that affect the processing of pain in the brain and spinal cord.
- Micro-injury facilitated healing – acupuncture point stimulation interrupts pain pathways and provides an analgesic effect
- Intramuscular stimulation – releasing shortened muscles
- Reducing inflammation – promoting the release of vascular and immune modulating factors.
- Improving muscle stiffness and joint mobility – acupuncture increases local micro-circulation, aiding with the dispersal of swelling and bruising.
- Reducing the use of and dependence on pain medication
- Relieving pain from disc herniations and muscular strains
The Acupuncture Evidence Project has found a large body of positive evidence that supports the use of Acupuncture as an intervention for chronic lower back pain.
One Australian clinical trial conducted across four Melbourne emergency departments looked at the effect of acupuncture on pain. It found that acupuncture is just as effective as pain-relief medication for relieving lower-back pain, pain from sprained ankles and migraines with far fewer side effects.
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What to expect from your Acupuncture consultation
An acupuncture treatment is tailored to each person. Two people with the same type of back pain in a similar location may receive two very different treatments, depending on what is driving their symptoms.
During a consultation, your acupuncturist will take a detailed case history to find out what is causing your pain. You will discuss contributing factors such as general health and lifestyle, stress, emotional state and physical environment.
You will then receive a hands-on treatment to provide initial pain relief. The treatment will include the insertion of fine needles in acupuncture points. This improve blood flow and circulation within the body, relaxing the nervous system and providing an analgesic effect that can relieve pain.
Your practitioner may also incorporate Tui Na massage techniques, cupping, and moxibustion depending on your case and needs.
PRICING Suzzanne Sunner:
Initial Consultation 60minutes $130
Follow Up Consultation 30minutes $100
As with all health treatments, some people may experience adverse effects. However acupuncture is considered a generally safe modality. Our Acupuncturists are gentle, compassionate, and experienced practitioners who will take good care of you.
Meet the Acupuncturists at Vibe Natural Health Brisbane
Suzzanne is a result focussed AHPRA registered acupuncturist who believes that the human body is always seeking balance within itself. Often, when we allow our body to become out of balance, either through lifestyle, physical trauma or psychological stresses, these imbalances manifest themselves as illness, physical complaints or dysfunction.
